ALLEN, William Alexander McMeekin
| Service Number: | 400198 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 144 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Armadale, Victoria, Australia , 19 May 1915 |
| Home Town: | Armadale, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Loch State School, Scotch College, Melbourne & Geelong College, Geelong |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, 11 April 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
St. Matthew's Churchyard Sutton Bridge, South Holland District, Lincolnshire, England Sec. R. Grave 33. INSCRIPTION - GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 21 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 400198, Aircrew Training Units | |
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| 21 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 400198 | |
| 1 Aug 1940: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Airman Pilot, 400198, Aircrew Training Units, Empire Air Training Scheme, No.40 Pilots Course Somers Victoria | |
| 11 Apr 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 400198, No. 144 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Deaths Jun 1942 Allen William A 25 E.Elloe7a 579
The district E.Elloe is an alternative name for East Elloe and it is in the county of Lincolnshire.
He was 25 and the son of William Alexander and Ethel Isabel Duncan Allen; husband of Betty Allen, of Windsor, Victoria, Australia.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Crash Report
Airborne from North Luffenham on an operational bombing sortie. On return, the aircraft suffered single engine failure in flight and crashed whilst attempting an emergency landing with the undercarriage down at Wrights Farm, Gedney Marsh.
RAFVR Sergeant Georgie Frederick JOHNSON and RAFVR Sergeant Frank WOODFIELD also died in this incident.
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William Alexander McMeekin ALLEN was born on 19th May, 1915 in Armadale, Victoria
His parents were William Alexander ALLEN & Ethel Isabel Duncan McMEEKIN who married in Victoria in 1914
He married Betty PULLEN on 22nd February, 1941 in Lismore, NSW
William is buried in St Matthews Churchyard, Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England
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